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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912
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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010
changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940346
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Paid and unpaid overtime working in Germany and the UK
Bell, David N. F.; Hart, Robert A.; Hübler, Olaf; … - 2000
can either be paid or unpaid. This research considers overtime working in Germany and the UK and shows that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325986
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Absence from work of the self-employed : a comparison with paid employees
Lechmann, Daniel S. J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2013
Utilising a large representative data set for Germany, this study contrasts absenteeism of self-employed individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221560
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Works councils, training and employee satisfaction
Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf; Leber, Ute - 2018
This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011924990
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Forced to be rich? : returns to compulsory schooling in Britain
Devereux, Paul J. (contributor); Hart, Robert A. (contributor) - 2008
Do students benefit from compulsory schooling? Researchers using changes in compulsory schooling laws as instruments have typically estimated very high returns to additional schooling that are greater than the corresponding OLS estimates and concluded that the group of individuals who are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652686
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A good time to stay out? : strikes and the business cycle
Devereux, Paul J. (contributor); Hart, Robert A. (contributor) - 2008
In this paper, we compile a unique historical dataset that records strike activity in the British engineering industry from 1920 to 1970. These data have the advantage of containing a fairly homogenous set of companies and workers, covering a long period with varying labour market conditions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741922
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Wage-hours contracts, overtime working and premium pay
Hart, Robert A. (contributor); Ma, Yue (contributor) - 2008
This paper offers a contract-based theory to explain the determination of standard hours, overtime hours and overtime premium pay. We expand on the wage contract literature that emphasises the role of firm-specific human capital and that explores problems of contract efficiency in the face of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771694
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Did British women achieve long-term economic benefits from working in essential WWII industries?
Hart, Robert A. - 2009
Between mid-1939 and mid-1943 almost 2.2 million additional women were recruited into Britain's essential war industries. These consisted, predominantly, of young women recruited into metal and chemical industries. Much of the increased labour supply was achieved through government directed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809700
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Piece work pay and hourly pay over the cycle
Hart, Robert A. (contributor) - 2006
This paper investigates the relative cyclical behavior of the pay of piece workers and hourly paid workers. It uses a unique data set of blue-collar workers in British engineering between 1926 and 1966. The statistics are obtained from the payrolls of firms belonging to the Engineering Employers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003411751